Ethiopia - Media House Registration

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Application form for a media house registration in Ethiopia is available in Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority contact link
2. Applicant should provide necessary information in the application form.
3. Applicant must make sure to carry both photocopies and originals of all necessary documents for completing this procedure.
4. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant should attach photocopies of documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form before submitting it at the office.
6. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.
7. If all above-mentioned procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the registration document will be provided within one week.
8. Applicant can receive the registration document by visiting the office after receiving notification from concerned authority.
9. If there is no information provided, the applicant can visit the office to know status of their application.
   

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Required Documents

• Certificate of Registration
• PIN Number
• List of Journalists working in the Organization
• Certificate of Incorporation
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Location: Addis Ababa
Address: Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contact: +251115538759
Contact link
Location link

Eligibility

Any Media House or enterprise in Ethiopia and are operating in Ethiopia is eligible.

Fees

Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.

Validity

The license is valid for 5 years.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The processing time for this procedure is one week.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• Applicant should follow all instructions of concerned authorities for undergoing the procedure properly.
• Incomplete applications will be rejected by the authority, thus, applicant must complete their application form before submitting it to the office.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
  

Required Information

• Name of the Media House
• Date of Establishment
• Certificate of Incorporation
• PIN Number
• Type of Media
• Headquarters detail
• Details of the organization’s contact person
• Staff Details
  

Need for the Document

All media enterprises operating in Ethiopia must register their Media House with the Government to operate legally.

Information which might help

• Any locally incorporated private media house can also register.
• If there are any branch offices of a foreign media house in Ethiopia, they can also register their media house in Ethiopia.
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document / certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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